Quiz on Geography Set 512

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Quiz on Geography Set 512 :

Question 1 :

Which one of the following ports is located on estuary?
A. Kandala
B. Marmagao
C. Kolkata-Haldia
D. Tuticorin

Correct Ans: Option B

Question 2 :

The Damodar-Tribeni canal which serves as an irrigation cum navigation canal is ________long
A. 137 km
B. 147 km
C. 157 km
D. 167 km

Correct Ans: Option A

Question 3 :

The worst affected state of India, by the menace of sea erosion is
A. Kerala
B. Orissa
C. Gujarat
D. Andhra Pradesh

Correct Ans: Option A

Question 4 :

Choose the incorrect statement
A. All meridians are of the same length
B. The axis of the earth is inclined at an angle of to the horizontal
C. The Sun's rays are vertical at all places on the days of the equinoxes
D. The summer solstice for the Southern Hemisphere is in December

Correct Ans: Option C

Question 5 :

Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. A crossing of the International Date Line entails repeating one day when traveling westwards
2. A crossing of the International Date Line entails repeating one day when traveling eastwards
3. International Date Line is an internationally agreed line drawn parallel to the 180° meridian
4. International Date Line divides the Pacific Ocean into two equal parts.
A. 2 alone
B. 2, 3 and 4
C. 1 alone
D. 1, 3 and 4

Correct Ans: Option B

Question 6 :

What is the meaning of "Midnight Sun"?
A. Evening light
B. Rising Sun
C. Very bright Moon
D. Shining of Sun in Arctic and Antarctica circle

Correct Ans: Option D

Question 7 :

What is the interval between a high tide and low tide at a given place?
A. 12 hours
B. 12 hours 26 minutes
C. 15 hours 30 minutes
D. 24 hours

Correct Ans: Option B

Question 8 :

The longitudinal, transverse and surface waves in an earthquake originate from
A. The focus within the body of the earth
B. The epicentre on the surface of the earth
C. The focus on the surface of the earth
D. The epicentre within the body of the earth

Correct Ans: Option A

Question 9 :

________ is the time taken by the Earth to return to a given point in its orbit with reference to a fixed star.
A. Lunar year
B. Sidereal year
C. Solar year
D. Tropical year

Correct Ans: Option B

Question 10 :

Which of the following is/are true of world time zones?
I. The world is divided into thirty time zones
II. All time zones of the world are described in term of the number of hours difference between the standard meridian of that zone and the Greenwich Meridian
III. All countries have more than one time zone
IV. The time for all places east of Greenwich is designated slow, and time for all places left of Greenwich is designated fast
A. I, II, III and IV
B. II and IV
C. I, III and IV
D. II only

Correct Ans: Option D

Quiz Summary


Here the correct answers of every question in this quiz.

Q.1 [B],     Q.2 [A],     Q.3 [A],     Q.4 [C],     Q.5 [B],     Q.6 [D],     Q.7 [B],     Q.8 [A],     Q.9 [B],     Q.10 [D],    


Total Questions: 10
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Subject: Geography
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